Noah Cyrus @ Mercury Ballroom - Louisville
September 30th, 2023: Noah Cyrus with Anna Bates @ Mercury Ballroom - Louisville, KY
Noah Cyrus brought her The Hardest Part Tour to Mercury Ballroom on September 30th, supporting her new album The Hardest Part, to a sold-out crowd. She and her band came out on stage to cheers and screams of excitement from the crowd, who sang along with Cyrus throughout the set. The sold-out crowd of fans filled every facet of the venue, from the floor to the front and sides of the balcony, and filled the venue with fun and warm energy. For the first few songs, Cyrus was wearing a black, shimmery dress with a large black bow on the front and a mask of sorts covered in holes and made of a shimmery black mesh-like material that fit over her face and head. She later took the mask off. Starting her set out with 3 tracks from the album, “Noah (Stand Still)”, “Mr. Percoset”, and “Unfinished”, she also performed some older songs from her first album, including “Liar”, “Ghost”, “I Got So High That I Saw Jesus”, and “July”. She was having fun on stage with her band and with the crowd, engaging often with her fans and band members. She chatted a bit between songs, talking about her new album and telling a couple of stories, but mostly she let her music do the talking and led the crowd in a couple of sing-alongs! She talked about how much she loved the guys in her band and thanked the crowd for all of their support and how her bandmates had become like family to her. Leaving the stage at the end of the set, she and her band soon came out for their 3-song encore, with Cyrus again wearing the mesh-like mask! She ended the evening with “Lonely”, “Make Me (Cry)”, and “The End of Everything”. It is clear that Cyrus loves her fans and they love her just as much, with the mutual excitement and enthusiasm making for a really fun night!
Opening the show this evening was Los Angeles/Nashville singer-songwriter Anna Bates, who along with her boyfriend and bandmate Van Andrew Berkemeyer, sang some beautiful songs and created beautiful harmonies. She started writing and releasing music mid-pandemic in 2020, having amassed a nice collection of songs, several of which she and Van performed this evening. Chatting a bit with the crowd and sharing some funny stories from the road, they thanked everyone for coming out and Noah Cyrus for bringing them out on the road with her and her band and saying how lovely and welcoming they had been. It was a nice way to start out the evening and get the crowd warmed up. I have no doubt that they made plenty of new fans this evening!
ANNA BATES
